More Southern Souls
Happy new year my dear
"Feliz año nuevo. Happy New Year my dear.” ————————————————- This begins a series of stories from Cuba. I went...
I made pretty bracelets and sold them to help sick kids and the homeless
“I feel bad for the homeless, and sometimes I cry when I see them. They don’t have anybody and don’t get gifts at...
Being good to others is being good to yourself
“I was blessed with a mama who wanted the best for me; she taught me to do what’s right and to share. Mama didn’t get...
I still live how Mama taught me: share everything I have to lift others up
“I was born in Bentonia in 1956. My dad was a sharecropper until my parents moved to Yazoo City, then my mother worked...
My favorite saying is ‘can’t never could do nothing.’
“I was born in 1920. There were six kids in my family. My daddy nicknamed everyone and called me Sister Sue after a...
Start small. Just get started
“Swimming at night, it was hard staying on course from Fairhope to Fort Morgan. I got off a couple of times, but when...
I am trying to swim Mobile Bay as part of training and qualifying to swim the English Channel
“I am a professor at Auburn. I started competing in triathlons with running, cycling, and swimming when I was 38. My...
My message has always been ‘a change is going to come’
“I grew up in Pensacola. My father was a Methodist pastor and was transferred to a church in Montgomery. I stayed with...
My job is to love people and if someone is hungry, let’s feed them
“I was shy and sensitive when I was young. If I saw someone being picked on, it broke my heart, but I wasn't brave...
Stepping out of the kitchen, I realized I wasn’t the only one struggling in restaurants
“My mom was a great cook and fed the family. After my parents divorced, I lived with my dad. He tried to make dinner...
What’s good for you is good for me
“I grew up in Carroll County in the hills beyond the Mississippi Delta. My father was the president of two banks. He...
These are my grandkids, and I hope to be a good influence on them
“I am an Uber driver in New Orleans. These are pictures of my grandkids. We all live in Thibodaux, and I see them all...